The Cooper Bulldogs have high hopes, the Rockwall Yellowjackets have a ticket to the historic Cotton Bowl and the Sulphur Springs Wildcats face a tough test as 11 teams from the KETR listening area continue in high school football playoff action this weekend.
Cooper (11-0) will travel to Denton for a game against Henrietta (7-4) on Friday.
The only other undefeated team from KETR country is a six-man school: Ladonia Fannindel (11-0), which will face Aquilla (6-5) Friday in Trinidad.
A couple of teams have near-perfect records: Quinlan Boles (9-1), which will play Hico Friday in Burleson, and Princeton (10-1) which will match up against Frisco Lone Star (7-4) Friday in Murphy.
The only 5A team from the area still in action is Rockwall (6-5), which will play Dallas Jesuit (8-3) at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday afternoon.
Sulphur Springs (8-3) will be in Forney on Friday night for a game against undefeated Whitehouse (11-0).
Bonham (5-6), Farmersville (7-4), Leonard (8-3), Melissa (9-2) and Van Alstyne (7-4) also compete this weekend. Dates and times follow.
5A Division II Region II Area
Jesuit (8-3) vs. Rockwall (6-5), 1 p.m. Sat. at Cotton Bowl, Dallas
4A Division II Region II Area
Sulphur Springs (8-3) vs. Whitehouse (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at City Bank Stadium, Forney
3A Division I Region II Area
Frisco Lone Star (7-4) vs. Princeton (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Kimbrough Stadium, Murphy
3A Division II Region II Area
Gainesville (10-0) vs. Bonham (5-6), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Little Elm H.S., Little Elm
Argyle (11-0) vs. Melissa (9-2), 7:30 Fri. at Prosper H.S., Prosper
2A Division I Region II Area
Daingerfield (8-3) vs. Farmersville (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at R.L. Maddox Stadium, Paris
Malakoff (10-1) vs. Van Alstyne (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Hanby Stadium, Mesquite
2A Division II Region II Area
Cooper (11-0) vs. Henrietta (7-4), 7:30 Fri. at Collins Stadium, Denton
Leonard (8-3) vs. Blooming Grove (7-4), 7:30 Fri. at Echols Field, Coppell
1A Division I Region II Area
Quinlan Boles (9-1) vs. Hico (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Burleson H.S., Burleson
6M Division I Region IV Semifinals
Aquilla (6-5) vs. Ladonia Fannindel (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Trinidad H.S., Trinidad
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Checking around the region...plenty of teams from the Northeast DFW Metroplex and Northeast Texas are in action.
5A Division I Region II Area
Skyline (10-1) vs. Sachse (11-0), 4:30 p.m. Sat. at Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Allen (11-0) vs. Mesquite Horn (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Cotton Bowl, Dallas
5A Division II Region II Area
McKinney Boyd (7-4) vs. Longview (10-1), 4 p.m. Sat. at Wildcat-Ram Stadium, Dallas
4A Division I Region II Area
Frisco Centennial (9-2) vs. South Oak Cliff (10-1), 9 p.m. Thu. at AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Wylie (7-4) at Mansfield Summit (6-5), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Dragon Stadium, Southlake
McKinney North (7-4) vs. Mansfield Legacy (9-2), 7:30 Fri. at Kincaide Stadium, Dallas
4A Division II Region II Area
Frisco (8-3) vs. Lincoln (8-3), 9 p.m. Fri. at AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Lovejoy (8-3) vs. Ennis (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Lumpkins Stadium, Waxahachie
Mesquite Poteet (10-1) vs. Woodrow Wilson (10-1), 6 p.m. Fri. at AT&T Stadium, Arlington
3A Division I Region II Area
Kaufman (8-3) vs. Kilgore (10-0), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Rose Stadium, Tyler
3A Division II Region II Area
Atlanta (7-4) vs. Gladewater (5-6), 7:30 Friday at Lobo Stadium, Longview
Pittsburg (5-6) vs. Gilmer (10-1), 7:30 Thu. at Pirate Stadium, Longview
2A Division I Region II Area
Whitesboro (10-1) vs. New Boston (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Mount Pleasant H.S., Mount Pleasant
Pottsboro (10-1) vs. Red Water (6-5) at Paris H.S., Paris
2A Division II Region II Area
Sadler S&S Consolidated (11-0) vs. Tolar (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Springtown H.S., Springtown
1A Division II Region III Area
Bremond (10-0) vs. Detroit (6-5), 7:30 Fri. at Kemp H.S., Kemp
6M Division I Region III Semifinals
Gordon (7-4) vs. Savoy (7-3), 7:30 Thu., Springtown H.S., Springtown
TAPPS Division III State Quarterfinals
Fort Worth Temple Christian (9-2) vs. Frisco Legacy Christian (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Flower Mound H.S.
